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PREMIER--PREMIER RESPONDS TO MINEWORKERS UNION
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Premier John Savage has reaffirmed his government's support
for a viable coal industry in Cape Breton.
In a letter to Stephen Drake, president of District 26,
United Mine Workers of America, the premier said while there
is debate over the future size of the coal industry, Cape
Breton mining must continue.
The premier met last week with union representatives on the
issue of the Cape Breton Development Corporation, the
federal Crown corporation responsible for the mines.
The union asked the provincial government to fund a study
into union proposals for stabilizing the Cape Breton coal
industry. In today's letter to the union, the premier said
he has formally asked the federal government to release the
Boyd Report on Cape Breton coal.
"I have spoken to Natural Resources Minister, Ann McLellan
about releasing the report. It is important that we all have
an opportunity to review the Boyd Report before it's
determined whether further studies are needed," the premier
said.
A number of other union requests for information are being
followed up within the provincial government.
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Contact: David Harrigan 902-424-6600
jlw Feb. 16, 1996 4:35 p.m.